Railway-tie.



W. DAHL.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE zo, 1912,

1,054,281 Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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F cb I 311 vente@ WZa/Z C1 Houmt) S lticularly to metallic ties, and theobject of l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM DAHL, OF FUNKSTOWN, MARYLAND.

RAILWAY-TIE.

` Speeilication of Letters Patent.

` Application led June'20, 1912. Serial No. 704,851.

Ties, of which the following is a specicaf tion.

My invention relates to new .and useful improvements 1n rallway ties andmore parmy invention' is to provide an improved V form of metallic tieof the type in which road in the same manner as .the usualY wooden railsupporting blocks are mounted and held against movement in a metal framewhich is embedded in the ballast of the wooden tie. A further obect ofmy invention is to provide a meta tie in. which the central portion ofthe tie is open vertically to per mit the positioning of lthe crushedrock -or other ballast of a road bed and to more firmly bank the tie inplace, this construction also giving a slight resiliency to the centralportion ofV the tie rendering t-he same more serviceable and of reatervalue' in road beds where the ground 1s frozen during a portion 0f theyear.

A further obiect of my invent-ion is to provide a metallic frame forholding the rail supporting blocks and a plurality of braces for theframe whichnot only. stiften the frame but also serve to lock the blocksagainst movement when the rails are in position thereon.

` A further object of.v my invention is to provide certain of the abovementioned braces with extended portions or flanges which engage againstthe outer portions of the rails to prevent the rails from s reading,this not only simplifying the aying of the track but also reducing thenumber of spikes employed in securing the rails in ositionand' therebyIavoiding the danger of splitting the rail supporting blocks, the

splitting of the blocks being a common occurrence in ties in which thesole securing means for the ralls consists of spikes driven into theblocks.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the rail engagingflanges of the braces as to adapt them for use in connection with fishplates in the formation of an extremely rigid and strong railjoint4 forsecuring the adjacent ends of rails together.

With these and other` objects in view, the invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated Ain the accompanying drawing, and thenspecifically pointed Vout in the claims which are attached to and formapart of this application. i

In .the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective k,view of my improved tie,showingthe rails in place thereon 'and showin the employment of the'rail engaging anges lin Patented Feb. 25, 1913. I

connection with a fish #plate for forming a rail joint; Fig. 2 is acentral longitudinal sectional view ofthe tie, the blocks being removedto more clearly show the construction of the tie proper; Fi 3 is avertical transverse section on the l1ne 3 3 of Fig. y

2, more clearly bringin out the arrangement of certain of the braces,particularly the rail engaging braces.

Corresponding and like parts are'referred to in the followingdescription land indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

As previously stated my improved tie is of that type in which a metallicframe. supports blocks of wood which form bearings for the rails andsaid tie includes block holding end members, side members or platessecured to the side portions ofthe ends members and maintain the same inproper spaced and alined position, base plates forming tie supportingmembers and extending beyond the ends of the tie roper,

braces stiffening the frame and also ocking the blocks in place, andadditional braces for the frame arranged to engage theouter portions ofthe rails to lock the same against spreading movement on the tie.-

VReferring more specifically to the draw-4 ing, each tie includes a pairof spaced end members 10, each formed in a single iece and Ushaped insection, having a orizontal base web 11 and spaced side webs 12. Each ofthese members has its side Webs cut-away or otherwise shaped to. form uwardlyextended shoulders 13 at their endg, the function of which will behereinafter explained. These end members form a seat for the wooden railsupporting blocks'14 and are secured together in proper spaced apart,alined .position by sideV members or plates 15, the end portions lofwhich are riveted to the side webs of the members 10,

'the heads of the rivets being preferably the close engagement of therail supporting blocks by the block holding members.

Secured to the lower face of the horizon- 'tall web portions 11 of theend members are` base plates 17, the outer ends of which ex- -tendbeyond the outer ends of the block holding members andthe inner ends ofwhich extend, beyond the inner ends and y terminate in spaced relationas shown 1n Fig.' 2. These base plates are preferably of such a width asto not only extend` beneath the block holding members but to also extendby their side edges beneath the loweredges of the side plates 15 andsaid base plates are secured to the horizontal webs of the end membersby rivets in the same manner as are the side plates.

The members thus far described constitutel the main body or frame ofthetie, the other Aparts shown in the drawing and hereinafter describedconsisting chiefly of braces for strengthening the tie and securing therail supporting blocks in place. The outer eX- tended ends of each ofthe base plates 17 are strengthened and reinforced by'leveling plates 18equal in thickness to the thickness of the horizontal .web portions ofthe end members vand therefore leveling the Outeiends of the base platestherewith to form a support for the blocks should the latter extendslightly beyond the ends of the blockv holding members. lIn like manner,the end portions of the b-ase plates which extend inwardly beyondtheblock holding members are strengthened and leveled by, similar plates19, all of these leveling plates being secured to the base plates byrivets or other preferred means. These leveling plates 19 permit theinsertion lof one of the blocks 14 in the central portion of the railwhen necessary for the positioning of a frog or switch rail and thecentral portion of the frame between the adjacent ends of the blocksupporting members is preferably equal in length to the length of one ofthe blocksupporting members.

The side plates 15 of the frame are braced against inward movementtoward each other by U-shaped braces20 which arel secured byA their sideportions to the inner faces of the side members and which bear by theirbase .l portions against the inner edges of the block receiving membersand consequently against `against upward movement, I have providedU-shaped braces 21, the body portions of which-extend across the innerends of the cure the side plates yto the block holding members.Additional 4U-sliaped` braces 22 zare secured across the outer ends ofeach of the block holding members, the-side portions of these bracesbearing against the outer faces of the shoulders 13 to which they areriveted, lwhile the body portion extendsJ transversely of the tiebetween said shoul. ders. These' braces 22 are provided at their innersides with upwardly directed extensions or flanges 23 which bear overthe outerl flanges of the rails when the latter are in place, the edges-of the rail fianges seating against the inner ends of the shoulders 13and being thereby held against outward movement upon the tie.

Combined braces and rail engaging members 24 are mounted upon the bodyportions of the braces 22 and comprise U-shaped members,'the sideportions 25 of which are riveted to theend portions of the side plates15 and the body portions of which rest upon the body portions of thebraces 22 and have extensions 26 bearing uponthe extensions 23 of thebraces 22 and terminating in vertically directed fianges 27 which engageagainst the outer faces of fish plates carried by th'e rails and whichare perforated as jsh'own atv 28 to receive bolts which pass throughsaid fianges, the fish plates and rail to securethe rail in place.

In operation, the blocks are positioned in the block holding'members asshown in Fig. 1 and the tie is properly positioned and ba'llasted in theusual manner, ballast alsol being positioned between the-inner ends of'the blocks and the side portions of the side members to additionallyanchor the tie in place. The rails are then positioned upon the tie andmoved to bring their outerflanges beneath theextensions 23 and 26 of thebraces 22 and 24 and against the inner ends of the shouldersl.

In 1 I'h'ave shown conventional rails y 28 applied to the tie and fishplates 29 positioned upon either side of the rail webs,

the outer fish plate beingpositioned between the vertical web of therail and the flange 27.

Bolts 30 are passed through the perforations of these flanges, throughthe fish plates and through the vertical rail webs and are secured inplace by nuts 31. l

It will of course be understood that the fish plates may be done awaywith if desired and the braces which engage the rail proportioned andarranged to engage directly against the vertical web of the rail. Whenso employed, the flanged portion 27 of the brace 24 will take the placeof la fish plate at a rail joint and but one fish plate will benecessary, said plate being of course applied against the inner face ofthe rail web to co-act with the flange 27.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawing, itwill be apparent that I have provided an extremely simple and eiiicientform of metallic tie and one in which the main frame of the tie isfirmly braced by braces which also serve to hold the rail supportingblocks in position and to hold the rails against spreading movement uponthe tie.

It will of course be understood that various changes in the details ofconstruction, such as the omission of the leveling plates, or theextending of the horizontal web portions of the block holding members totake the place of the base plates, may be made if desired, without inthe slightest degree departing from the spirit of my invention.

The outwardly extended ends `of the base plates is one of the importantfeatures of the invention in that it gives an added supporting area tothe tie, thereby permitting the leaving'of the central portion of lthetie open for ballast and also because the ballast may be banked againstthe ends of the tie and over said extended portions to further anchorthe same in place.

The inner flanges of the rail are secured in place by the customaryspikes 32 driven into the blocks 14 and it will be apparent that theblocks may be readily removed and renewed when decayed or otherwiseunfit for useby the sim le Withdrawal of these spikes, the blocks eiligdriven out of the ends of the tie by blows administered against theirinner ends, thebraces 20 being ,so roportioned as to expose the innerends o the blocks for this purpose.-

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A metallic tie including block receiving members, side membersconnecting said block receiving members, and base plates secured to saidblock receiving members and havingv their inner ends spaced apart andtheir outer ends extended beyond the outer ends of the block receivingmembers, said base members being equal in width to the block receivingmembers.

2. A metallic tie including block receiving end members, side membersconnecting the end members, base plates secured to the end members andextending at their ends beyond the same, braces extending between theside members and acting as stops to limit the inward movement of theblocks, and

braces extended transversely over the blocks to limit their upwardmovement and having their ends secured to the outer faces of the sidemembers. y l

3. A metallic tie including a frame having block receiving end portionsincluding side members and base plates,`brace members extendingtransversely of .the tie and having their side -portions secured to theside members, and extensions formed integrally with said braces andadapted to engage over the outer flanges of arail.

4. A metallic tie including block receiving ends members, side membersconnecting the end members, base plates, and braces-for the side4members including flan ed extensions Y rected spaced side webs, theouter ends of which Iare provided with upwardly extended shouldersadapted to receive the' outer flange Y of a rail, and braces connectingsaid shoulders adapted to bear over the outer rail flange. i

6. A metallic tie including end members having a horizontal webandupwardly di' rected spaced side webs, the outer ends of which areprovided with upwardly extended shoulders adapted to receive the outerflange of a rail, braces connecting said shoulders adapted to bear overthe outer rail flange, and additional braces bearing over thefirstbraces and having vertical flanges at their inner edges adapted tobear against the web of the rail.

y 7. A metallic tie including block holding end members having ahorizontal web and upwardly directed spaced side webs, the ends of saidmembers being open, side 'plates equal in height to the side webs of theblock holding members and secured thereto to i maintain the blockholding members in spaced relation, and base members equal in widthto-the width of the horizontal webs of the block holding members andsecured thereto, the outer ends of said base members extending beyondthe outer ends of the block holding members and the inner ends of saidbase members extending beyond the inner ends of lthe, block holdingmembers but terminating in spaced relation to each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

y 4 WILLIAM DAHL. [L. s.] Witnesses:

CHARLEY E. WoLrn,

ALLEN YINomNo.

